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In 2017, local Equal Opportunity Officers (EOOs) with Missouri’s Division of Workforce Development were charged with collecting results from a new workforce staff assessment on the impact of statewide Section 188 training. The virtual training series focused on disability under Section 188’s nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provisions in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Section 188 prohibits discrimination against individuals who apply to, participate in, work for, or come into contact with programs and activities that receive financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), including partners of the American Job Centers (AJC) system. The training emphasized best practices that promote equal access for individuals with disabilities from the U.S. DOL’s Promising Practices in Achieving Universal Access and Equal Opportunity: A Section 188 Disability Reference Guide.

LEAD Center’s Continuing Work on Inclusive Career Pathways

In October 2016, LEAD Center hosted a three-week National Dialogue on Promoting Inclusive Career Pathways, which is one of LEAD Center’s areas of interest. Inclusive career pathways are programs and approaches designed to support people whose career options have been limited because they lack the academic and/or technical skills necessary to complete the credentialing requirements of many key high-demand and high-growth career opportunities.

LEAD Center Prepares Release of Policy Brief Discussing ABLE Act and Employment Outcomes

The LEAD Center will soon release a brief titled, “The ABLE Act and Employment: Strategies for Maximizing the Effectiveness of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act as a Tool for Financial Stability and Employment Outcomes of People with Disabilities.” The purpose of the brief is to demonstrate how provisions in the ABLE Act can be combined with federal benefit services and other federal programs and initiatives to further competitive integrated employment for people with disabilities.

LEAD Center Presents at EFSLMP Conference

On March 2, 2017, LEAD Center Public Policy Co-Chair, Michael Morris, presented and moderated a panel on “Scaling Up for Lasting Change” at the Office of Disability Employment Policy’s Employment First State Leadership Mentoring Program Conference in Washington, D.C. at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). During the presentation, Mr. Morris and his co-presenters, David Jones, Workforce Analyst for US DOL’s Employment and Training Administration, and Carol Beatty, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Disabilities, discussed the current state of WIOA State plan implementation.

LEAD Center Webinar on What Disability Advocates Need to Know about New WIOA Equal Opportunity Provisions

On February 28, 2017, the LEAD Center hosted a webinar on "What Disability Advocates Need to Know about New WIOA Equal Opportunity Provisions." Participants heard directly from the Department of Labor’s Civil Rights Center and Office of Disability Employment Policy, and the State Equal Opportunity Officer for the Missouri Division of Workforce Development, as well as LEAD Center staff.

Janet R. Gordon is Associate Director for Community Affairs for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in the Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection (DCP) at the Headquarters Office. She provides oversight for the regional Community Affairs Program and works with regulators, federal partners, state, local and national organizations to encourage economic inclusion and community development partnerships between banks and government, nonprofit and private organizations.

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is an independent agency of the United States government that protects the funds depositors place in banks and savings associations. FDIC insurance is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government. The FDIC supports initiatives to encourage economic inclusion because public confidence in the mainstream financial system is stronger when a broad range of people have a relationship with a bank.

The LEAD Center e-newsletter is produced by National Disability Institute with funding by the Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, Grant #OD-23863-12-75-4-11. This document does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Office on Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, nor does the mention of organizations, trade names or commercial products imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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